Archive for April 16th, 2026

A Lush Garden of Mondegreens

A mondegreen is a word for misheard lyrics. The term came about in 1954, when American writer Sylvia Wright reminisced about hearing the song "The Bonnie Earl o' Moray" and getting a line very wrong. It was "They hae sla...

https://www.neatorama.com/2026/04/16/A-Lush-Garden-of-Mondegreens/

Continental Collisions, Supermountains, and Species Evolution Could Be Related

Okay, we know that when tectonic plates collide, they can push up huge mountains. We know this because it's still happening in the Himalayas. Hundreds of millions of years ago, this happened on an even bigger scale, prod...

https://www.neatorama.com/2026/04/16/Continental-Collisions-Supermountains-and-Species-Evolution-Could-Be-Related/

How the Persian Gulf Came to Have So Much Natural Gas and Oil

The US produces more oil than any other country, but our oil reserves are tiny compared to the Persian Gulf region, which is split into many countries. The gulf itself wasn't there before major flooding at the end of the...

https://www.neatorama.com/2026/04/16/How-the-Persian-Gulf-Came-to-Have-So-Much-Natural-Gas-and-Oil/
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